We guess she's out! But still - any appearance on the show will be a good profile boost for her!

Although Cheryl Cole was originally expected to take a seat on the judges panel of the US version of The X Factor, it appears as though her role has been moved to that of Simon Cowell's helper, much like Sinatta's across the pond, because execs are concerned that her accent is too strong for her to be marketable here!

The insiders explain:

‘People just don’t know who she is over there and people struggle to understand what she is saying. Simon is consoling her with the offer of helping him win the first series, which would give her profile a massive boost. If audiences and contestants can't understand her, it is actually a regulatory offense. Simon Cowell is still one of her biggest supporters. But even though the X Factor is his idea it’s the executives at Fox who have the ultimate say over the make-up of the show.'

Disappointing!

But hey - it's still a step in the right direction for her to get her name out there with American audiences, so we wouldn't be too upset!

And WE can always fill in for her on the judges table! Ha! Just saying!

44 comments to “Chezza Snubbed! Not Getting The US X Factor Judging Position?!”

its true tho lol i can understand how you americans would find it hard to understand what she is saying. I think its mad how much the uk is obsessed with america but use really have no idea about us LOL hahah well im speaking in terms of the majority

WTF Perez, you are the only person who is cheering for this girl in the US. No one knows who she is other than she is pretty. From what I heard her voice isnt even that great either. She needs to stay on her side on the pond.

I get the point of Americans not knowing who she is and all that. But what is the problem with her accent? I'm from Belgium and I understand everything she's saying so it can't be that hard for people who actually speak English…?

the only reason that i watched uk x factor is because of cgeryl cole she is fun cute avd beautiful as for her accent english is not my first language and i understand her completly .so i dont know how american cant .as for her not being famos in America so was simon cowle when he first started in american idol and also perice morgan but they turned out to be a sucsccese after words

PEREZ!!!! Ive watched XFACTOR UK since it started. Cheryl is the WORST judge that has been on it. She only gets places because of her looks.
Commenting that people are "cute" is not acceptable when its a SINGING competition. Also I must mention that she performed on Xfactor herself but was she singing live?? NO! She lip sync…how is that showing example? Its not…. its showing how she cant sing live. She doesnt deserve that place on that XFACTOR USA. Lets face it she would be no where without DADDY COWELL

Re: April 20th – Her last album was nominated for "Worst album of the year". Her music is rubbish… if she hadnt got the xfactor her career would have been gone down the drain. The XFACTOR USA could do with NADINE COYLE the VOICE of girls aloud!

You see Perez… Sharon Osbourne was right and you were wrong….. again…. Most americans wouldn't get her accent for sure. It should be Nicole Scherzinger who gets the spot. And aren't you tired of begging for things you obviously are not qualified for??? Nobody wants to hire you, just stick to writing your little Gaga posts…

SimplyLorrie
even if that what you think of her singing ability .who said you have to be agreat singer to be ajudge let me ask you can simon paula abdul randy gakson jinnifer lopez sing the ansewr is NOOOOOOO. none of them cant sing .and for your information when she joined the uk x factor she brought with her 5 million viewrs

i love cheryl cole but i'd rather her just stay on the uk version. the american version needs well known americans. this show is competing against american idol (which is doing rather well this season.. i LOVE jlo on it) and the new show on nbc with adam levine and cee lo. i do think she could be a star over here, just maybe find a different way to do so. im all for nicole on the show though! haha

Re: oh come on – Simon - a Music manager and producer for over 25 years….Paula - A musican and performer (self made name)….Randy- a musican and producer…. Jennifer - performer (triple threat). And she doesnt use autotune. Cheryl…got in a band off a reality show…wasnt lead singer of girls aloud as NADINE COYLE had the VOICE of the groupd…smiled at simon…got xfactor gig …and her career was sorted…… shes not a self mad house hold name…everything is manufactured and fake…

booo! this really makes me sad. I love cheryl cole and i think she would be a great role model for everyone in the U.S. … i think people saying they don't know who she is is crap. Go into any child or kids cd collection from a couple of years ago, and pick up a Disney mania cd or anything disney and at least one Girls Aloud song is on it !!! X Factor won't be the same without her!

Re: SimplyLorrie – you say she sucks as a judge, yet she has had two of her contestants win AND has had many that have come close to winning. And clearly she can sing because she wouldn't have made it into Girls Aloud, which was formed by a television SINGING COMPETITION. you need to get your facts straight!

it's not so much about what she sounds like, it's just that she's REALLY boring. there's nothing really to her, kind of just another pretty girl who can't really sing insanely well.
if you somehow manage to be boring in a nicki minaj video, well, that pretty much says it all

Re: nicolesnooksc – She had 2 contestants win so what? It's not like they magically became amazing singers because of her aura of awesomeness. SHE did not choose those contestants either, they were chosen by all 4 of them then by her (90% what Simon says anyway behind the rolling camera) and then by the public. She made it into GA BECAUSE of her looks (and so did the others apart from Nadine, who can actually sing better than a karaoke fan). If you dig up her audition on youtube, the first thing that Luis and the other judge pointed out was that she's cute as a button. Not her vocal range. Not to mention the fact GA was just a band full of good looking chicks bringing out mediocre pop music for teenage girls to jazz out to at prom.

OH PULEEEEZ. FOX DID THE RIGHT THING. CHERYL "LIP SYNCING" COLE IS A NO TALENT ELECTRO POPTART WITH THAT ANNOYING GEORDIE ACCENT OF HERS. I CAN SEE MOST WHITE PEEPS WHO ARE DESCENDANTS OF THE UK CAN UNDERSTAND HER BUT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, RURAL POPULATIONS, AND MINORITY GROUPS IN THE US DONT KNOW WTF SHE'S SAYING. WHY DO WE NEED HER ANYWAY?? WE HAVE ENUFF NO TALENT LIP SYNCERS RIGHT HERE IN THE USA. WE DONT NEED TO START IMPORTING THEM. SHE'S A LOSER. AMERICA WAS NOT BUILT ON LOSERS. TRUTH!!!!! NEXT.

I think she's a great mentor, and not picking her because of her accent it's a ridiculous excuse. I'm from Barcelona and a huge fan of XFactorUK and I understand her perfectly. Maybe the reason is that she's not successful enough in the US, who knows, but she would be great judging the shows! Xx

Well they just lost me as a viewer. I stopped watching American Idol years ago and personally am not really that into these reality singing competitions. But I would DEFINITELY be watching if Cheryl was a judge. If she just has a small role now, I guess I'll just watch her clips online or something. VERY disappointed; I really wanted Cheryl to break North America…

The accent thing is an excuse for all the Brits dumb enough to believe that is the reason. That's just the nice let down. Basically Fox does not want to pay some nobody who has been convicted of assault millions to judge on the show. I am an American who moved to the UK in Nov. and you all may be able to look past things like assault charges and not being able to sing(those who say she can are tone deaf and have zero knowledge about singing or music) but the US is not that easy. We have plenty of girls who lie about plastic surgery and can easily be autotuned, there is no need for us to outsource it.

Are you kidding me? "Her accent is hard to understand." wth, I live in the US and I can CLEARLY understand what she is saying, plus I love her accent. They should keep her on the panel & let her judge because she is amazing. & people in the UK like american music and what not YET us americans barley know any of the amazing music produced in the UK. SO. having Cheryl Cole here it would open us up to hear more. & wth, I want some good looking people on the panel, and funny people. Really dont want some old dude they planning on putting. DO it like American Idol. You got Jen the beautiful & Steven the joke & randy "theDog" ……. Be honest people, YOU dont want to be looking at a panel with a bunch of old people. No offense.

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